by Rich Wilson | Dec 2, 2016
Another difficult night. The long forecast front came through on schedule, for us about midnight. The wind would shift dramatically from Northwest... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 1, 2016
A difficult night. The wind picked up, and the speeds picked up, and it is nerve-wracking. I don’t like it. We switched from the fractional... read more
by Rich Wilson | Nov 30, 2016
Through the night we had steady speeds, but not so high as the others. In a confused weather system, some will find wind, and some find less wind. I... read more
by Rich Wilson | Nov 29, 2016
Through the night we had a diversity of conditions, culminating with the 90 degree wind shift when we reached the center ridge of the high pressure... read more
by Rich Wilson | Nov 28, 2016
A beautiful afternoon with blue sea and blue sky. Sailed with genoa from midnight on. Flew school flags for photos. Spoke the tanker Apollonia, from... read more
by Rich Wilson | Nov 27, 2016
Another long day and night. In the aftermath of crossing the front between the two high pressure systems, which didn’t have anywhere near as... read more
by Rich Wilson | Nov 26, 2016
In place of the ship’s log, please listen to today’s audio report for an overview of the last 24 hours. ... read more
by Rich Wilson | Nov 25, 2016
Yesterday was an important US holiday, Thanksgiving Day, for families and friends. We seem a long way from home, now 19 days at sea, yet almost at... read more
by Rich Wilson | Nov 24, 2016
In the last two days we’ve made up some ground on the group of boats that have been in front of us for the last week or so. Jean-Yves Bernot,... read more
by Rich Wilson | Nov 23, 2016
Last night we came up against the precise finickiness of the genoa, our biggest upwind jib. It is masthead height, tacks to the bow, and trims... read more
